CN102712381B - Container with covered attachment tab, blank thereof and related method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a container comprising a cup-shaped box and a lid connected to the cup-shaped box, in addition to a box side wall and an adjacent box front wall. The attachment tabs are suspended from the box side walls of the container and the attachment tabs are attached to the box front wall of the container. The container further comprises: a tongue cover panel depending from the box front wall, the tongue cover panel at least partially covering an attachment tongue of the box, the container further comprising an inner cover panel depending from the tongue cover panel. The inner cover panel covers an inner portion of one wall of the container, the inner cover panel at least partially covering an inner side of the top wall of the lid. The invention further relates to a blank for a container and a method for lifting consumer goods at least partially from a container.

Description

Container with covered attachment tab, blank thereof and related method

technical field

The present invention relates to a container, in particular for use as a container for consumer goods such as elongated smoking articles. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding blank for such a container.

Background technique

Containers and blanks for smoking articles are known in the prior art, for example from International Patent Application WO-A-2009/020383. This international application discloses a container for smoking articles consisting of one blank. The blank consists of several panels. The panels are first glued to each other and then cut to enable the top lid portion to pivot about a hinge axis on the back of the container. Some lid panels and box panels of containers include attachment tabs that are bonded to adjacent walls. Due to the way in which the blanks of such containers are constructed, a lot of scrap is produced, since some panels protrude beyond the area of the lateral main surfaces of the blanks.

A similar container is known from GB714466A. The container additionally has an inner lid panel that folds into the lid of the panel to form a second lid top wall. These panels are arranged in the container blank such that when the open container is viewed from the front, an unsightly gap appears on the edge between the front and side walls of the box.

The attachment tab is however visible when the container according to the prior art is in the open position.

Contents of the invention

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a container which has a high-quality appearance both in the open position and in the closed position. Another object of the present invention is that the blanks of such containers are adapted to form as little waste as possible, due to the improved nesting of the blanks on larger thin layers of blanks.

According to the present invention, the container comprises: a cup-shaped box body and a cover connected with the cup-shaped box body, and further includes box body side walls and adjacent box body front walls. The attachment tab is suspended from and attached to the box side wall of the container. In addition, the tongue-covering panel is suspended from the front wall of the box, the tongue-covering panel at least partially covers the attachment tongue of the box. The container furthermore includes an inner cover panel depending from the tongue cover panel. The inner cover panel covers an inner side portion of one wall of the container, the inner cover panel at least partially covers the inner side of the top wall of the lid.

The cut edge of the blank is usually unprinted and has the color of the blank material. When the blank material is cardboard, usually the cut edge of the blank is white or gray unless colored cardboard is used. This means that these white or gray cut edges of the panels are visible in containers printed in other colors according to the prior art. According to the invention, the attachment tabs are advantageously arranged in such a way that the attachment tabs connecting the front and side walls of the box in the container hang from the side walls of the box. Preferably, the attachment tab of the lid is arranged such that the attachment tab connecting the lid front wall and the lid side wall of the container depends from the lid side wall. This means that no cutting edge is visible on the front of the container when viewed from the outside. Only the vertical cut edges of the box front wall are usually possible, but are not visible from the front of the container, since they face the sides of the container. The front edges of the lid of the container and the side walls of the box are not cut edges, but printed fold lines between the side walls and the corresponding attachment tabs.

Preferably, the attachment tab is arranged such that the attachment tab connecting the box rear wall to the box side wall in the container hangs from the box rear wall. This means that no attachment tabs are visible on the inside of the container, even when the box rear wall is not covered by the cover panel.

This gives the container an aesthetic appearance, especially for such containers which are assembled from one blank which is printed or coated on only one side of the blank. In these containers it is preferred that the side of the attachment tab connected to the second wall is the non-printed side of the blank. Preferably all the tab-covering panels in the container are folded onto the respective attachment tabs such that the printed side of the tab-covering panels is visible even if the blank is printed on only one side. The tab cover panel is preferably folded over the attachment tab.

According to the invention, the structural strength of the container is increased relative to a container without a tongue-covering panel, because the attached tongue hanging from the first wall is not only connected to the second wall, but is also covered by the tongue-covering panel, so that at least the container The second wall comprises at least one double layer of material. Preferably the tongue covering panel is also attached to the second wall panel of the container.

The term "panel" is used throughout the specification to denote a portion of the blank from which the container is assembled. A panel is defined on all sides by cut lines, crease lines, score lines, fold lines, or combinations thereof.

The terms "fold tab" or "tab" are used to denote that portion of a blank that depends from only one panel of the blank. "Fold tabs" or "tabs" may be used to connect the panels to each other when assembling the container or for other special purposes such as a lid closure mechanism.

The term "wall" is used throughout the specification to denote the outer wall of the lid of the container, of the box of the container or of the container itself. A "wall" may consist of multiple panels, flaps and tongues.

The terms "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "side", "top", "bottom" and other terms used to describe the positional relationship of the parts of the container according to the present invention refer to the The container, in said upright position, has the lid at the top end and the hinge at the rear. The terms "left" and "right" are used to denote the side walls of the container when the container is viewed from the front in its upright position. When opening the container in the upright position, the consumer product contained in the box can be removed from the upper end of the container.

The term "longitudinal" refers to the direction from the bottom of the container to the top of the container and vice versa. The term "transverse" refers to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction through the front wall, rear wall or one of the side walls.

The term "inside" is used throughout the specification in connection with a wall, flap or other part of a container and refers to the side of the wall, flap or other part facing the interior of the container when the container is in the closed position. Similarly, the term "outer" is used throughout the specification in connection with a wall, flap or other portion of a container to refer to the side of the wall, flap or other portion facing the exterior of the container when the container is in the closed position.

In one embodiment the container according to the invention furthermore comprises a lifting panel which enables the consumer product to be lifted at least partially inside the container when the container is opened. Preferably the lifting panel is adapted to be lifted by connecting with the inner cover panel via the folding mechanism.

Preferably the container according to the invention further comprises a raised rear wall panel, a raised bottom panel and a rear stacking panel, wherein the raised rear wall panel is suspended from the inner cover panel, the raised bottom panel is suspended from the raised rear wall panel, and the rear stacked panel is suspended from Used to lift the bottom panel and connect with the riser panel. Such a lifting feature allows better access to the consumer product. An attractive supply of product can also be provided when the container is first opened.

Preferably the inner cover panel is about 5% to about 15% shorter than the lid top wall adjacent thereto, preferably about 5% to about 10% shorter. This takes into account the thickness of the blank base material such that the raised rear wall panel rests snugly against the box rear wall when the container is closed. Furthermore, when the container is opened, the lifted rear wall panel is pulled upwards to occupy the missing length between the inner cover panel and the lid top wall. This pull lifts the bottom panel and the lift bottom panel pulls on the rear stack causing the rear stack to rotate. Rotation of the rear stack panel increases the distance between the bottom wall of the box and the lift panel such that consumer goods above the lift panel are at least partially lifted. This is a very effective mechanism for promoting consumer goods. At the same time, the lifting mechanism does not significantly complicate the blank of the container. In fact the lifting mechanism can still be integral with the other elements of the blank. Furthermore, through the folding of the lifting element according to the invention, the lifting element also has the same side of the blank that is exposed to the consumer, so that the container can still be produced from a single-sided printed blank.

Preferably the container is made from only one blank of sheet material.

Preferably, the attachment tab is suspended from the first wall via a fold line. The folding lines can already be provided in the blank for the container, for example by creasing or scoring lines. The first and second walls may be the top wall, bottom wall, side wall, front wall or rear wall of the box or lid of the container, and the first and second walls refer to those adjacent to each other along at least one edge of the container. wall.

Preferably the tongue covering panel has approximately the same dimensions as the second wall such that it completely covers the inner part of the second wall. In some embodiments, the tab-covering panel may be folded over more than one attachment tab, for example over two attachment tabs. Furthermore, the attachment tab may be attached to the second wall as well as to the tab covering panel. This increases the structural strength of the container.

Preferably the container further comprises at least one inner cover panel depending from the tongue cover panel, wherein said at least one inner cover panel covers an inner part of a wall of the container. Alternatively or additionally, the inner cover panel can also be suspended from a further cover panel, which covers the inner side, the front wall or the rear wall of the container. This allows the container wall adjacent to the second wall to be completely or partially covered by the inner cover panel. Thus, the remaining inner side wall portion of the container, which may comprise an inwardly facing blank unprinted side, may be covered by at least one inner cover panel providing a blank printed side facing inside of the container. Additionally additional or promotional information for the customer may be provided on the interior overlay panel. Due to the inventive arrangement of the panels in the container, the printed side of the inner covering panel also appears on the inner side of the container, even when using blanks printed on only one side.

In one embodiment, the inner cover panel covers the inside of one of the top panels of the lid. This is advantageous in particular for containers having a very flat shape, the height of which is relatively small in relation to the depth and width of the container. Thus, the top panel of the cover includes a larger area suitable for displaying printed information, or for example includes a mirrored portion.

Preferably, the tongue covering panel is arranged adjacent to the second wall and faces the inside of the container, and the attachment tongue is arranged between the tongue covering panel and the second wall panel. Thus if the tongue covering surface has substantially the same dimensions as the second wall, the edge of the tongue covering panel is covered by the container wall adjacent to the second wall.

In one embodiment, the rear wall of the container may include a hinge line connecting the box body and lid. In one embodiment the walls of the lid and of the box abut at their edges so that the side and front walls of the box and lid are flush with each other when the container is closed. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention at least the front wall of the cover at least partially covers the front wall of the box body. Alternatively or additionally, the side walls of the cover at least partially cover the corresponding side walls of the box.

The term "hinge line" refers to the line about which the lid can pivot in order to open the container. Hinge lines are for example fold lines or score lines in the rear wall of the container. Alternatively, the hinge line may be a fold or crease line in the piece of material bridging the lower edge of the rear wall of the lid with the upper edge of the rear wall of the box. Such a piece of material may for example be a label which is permanently or removably attached to the rear wall of the lid and the rear wall of the box. Preferably, the hinge line is located along the rear wall of the container at least at a level below the upper edge of the rear wall.

Preferably, the overlapping lid front wall includes a snap-fit flap defined by a cutout and a fold line. The snap-fit flap protrudes from the front wall of the cover so as to engage with a closing cutout in the front wall of the box body. Alternatively, snap-fit flaps protrude from the box front wall so as to engage with closing cutouts in the lid front wall.

Preferably, the closing notch is arranged on a tongue covering panel facing the inside of the container, so that the closing notch is not visible from the outside. Preferably the closing cutout is provided in the cover panel of the front wall of the cover.

Preferably, the snap-fit flap hingedly depends from the top edge of the front wall of the box or from the bottom edge of the front wall of the lid. Preferably, the snap flap protrudes towards the closure cutout so as to engage the edge of the snap flap in the closed position of the container.

This feature brings the advantage that the container is secured in the closed state. In addition, the snap-fold flaps create a clicking sound when they enter the closing incision and when the container is fully closed. The click sound assures the user of the closure of the container.

In one embodiment, the front wall of the lid has a scarf cutout to provide a scarf portion for opening the container. This feature is particularly suitable for containers according to the invention in which the lid front wall at least partially covers the outside of the box front wall when the container is closed. Advantageously, the box front wall can be grasped by the user through scarfing cutouts in the cover front wall. Furthermore, the scarf cuts ensure that the user exerts pressure on the front wall of the box in order to deform the front wall panel towards the rear. This makes it easy to separate the snap part from the closing cutout. This advantage allows simple opening of the container.

Preferably the box of the container comprises a smoking article, in particular an elongated smoking article such as a cigarette.

Furthermore the invention provides a blank for a container comprising: a box side wall panel; a box front wall panel and at least one attachment tab depending from the box side wall panel. The blank further comprises a tab cover panel depending from the box front wall panel, adapted to be folded to cover the attached tab in the container.

The blank comprises, according to the invention, an inner cover panel depending from the flap cover panel of the lid.

Preferably the inner covering panel is suspended from the lid front wall to cover the inner side of the lid top wall. Alternatively, the inner cover panel covering the inner side of the top wall of the cover depends from the cover panel covering the inner side wall of the cover.

Blank panels corresponding to the walls in the container depend from each other along crease or score lines.

Preferably the tongue covering panel has substantially the same dimensions as the box front wall panel. This allows the cover panel to completely cover one side of the box front wall panel and thus to obtain a smooth surface without any edges of the blank.

In one embodiment, the blank includes a box bottom wall panel from which a box left side wall panel, a box right side wall panel and a box front wall panel are all suspended. Additionally, the blank includes a lid top wall panel from which a lid left side wall panel, a lid right side wall panel, and a lid front wall panel depend. A box rear wall panel is suspended from the lid top wall panel and from the box bottom wall panel by hinge lines. This blank makes it possible to form a container with a cup-shaped body and a lid hingedly connected thereto.

The tongue covering panel can be suspended from the left box wall panel, the right box wall panel, the box front wall panel and the lid front wall panel. Additional cover panels may be suspended from the cover left side wall panel and the cover right side wall panel. The additional cover panel allows covering the inner side of the corresponding wall panel without an attachment tongue provided between the cover panel and the corresponding wall panel. For example when the lid front wall panel includes attachment tabs, the tongue covering panels may be suspended from the left and right lid wall panels so as to cover the aforementioned attachment tabs. In this embodiment the inner cover panel covering the inside of the top wall of the cover may be suspended from the cover front cover panel or one of the cover side flap cover panels.

Preferably, the inner cover panel covering the inside of the cover top wall panel is suspended from the tongue cover panel of the cover front wall panel. This keeps the blank from having very large width variations, so that the manufacturing process of the blank requires a smaller amount of scrap when cutting the blank therefrom.

In a preferred embodiment, the attachment tabs are provided on the sides of the box rear wall panel, the box side wall panel and the lid side wall panel.

The consumer product inside the container can be wrapped with an inner liner that is visible when the container is opened when the box is opened.

The container according to the invention may be in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped with right-angled longitudinal edges and right-angled transverse edges. Alternatively, the container may include one or more rounded longitudinal edges, rounded transverse edges, chamfered longitudinal edges, or chamfered transverse edges, or combinations thereof. For example, containers according to the present invention may include, but are not limited to:

- one or two longitudinal rounded or chamfered edges on the front wall, and/or

- One or two longitudinal rounded or chamfered edges on the rear wall.

- one or two transverse rounded or chamfered edges on the front wall, and/or

- One or two transverse rounded or chamfered edges on the rear wall.

- one longitudinal rounded edge and one longitudinal chamfered edge on the front wall, and/or

- a transverse rounded edge and a transverse bevelled edge on the rear wall.

- One or two transverse rounded or bevelled edges on the front wall and one or two longitudinal rounded or bevelled edges on the front wall.

- Two longitudinal rounded or bevelled edges on the first side wall, or two transverse rounded or bevelled edges on the second side wall.

Where the container comprises one or more rounded edges, and said container is made from a laminar blank, preferably the blank comprises three, four, five, six or seven score lines or crease lines, so that Creates rounded edges in containers. The score line or crease line can be located on the inside of the container or on the outside of the container. Preferably, the score lines or crease lines are separated from each other by a distance of between about 0.3mm and 4mm.

Preferably, the spacing of the crease lines or score lines is a function of the thickness of the laminar blank. Preferably, the spacing between the crease lines or score lines is between about 0.5 and about 4 times greater than the thickness of the laminar blank.

Where the container comprises one or more bevelled edges, preferably the beveled one or more edges have a width of between about 1 mm and about 10 mm, preferably said width is between about 2 mm and about 6 mm. Alternatively, the container may include a double bevel formed by three spaced parallel crease or score lines such that two distinct bevels are formed on the edge of the container.

As an alternative to a container with a rectangular cross-section, the container may have, for example, a polygonal cross-section such as a triangular, quadrangular or hexagonal, or an elliptical, semi-elliptical, circular or semi-circular cross-section.

Where the container includes chamfered edges and is made from a laminar blank, the bevel may be formed by two parallel crease or score lines in the laminar blank. The crease lines or score lines may be arranged symmetrically with respect to the edge between the first wall and the second wall. Alternatively, the crease line or score line may be arranged asymmetrically with respect to the edge between the first wall and the second wall such that the chamfer extends more into the first wall of the container than into the second wall of the container.

The container may be formed from any suitable material including, but not limited to, cardboard, cardboard, plastic, metal, or combinations thereof. Preferably, the weight of the paperboard is between about 100 grams per square meter and about 350 grams per square meter.

Containers according to the invention can be used as packaging boxes for a variety of consumer products. In a particularly preferred embodiment the container according to the invention is used for packaging smoking articles. Containers according to the invention may advantageously be used to package smoking articles including, but not limited to, the known lit-end cigarettes, cigars or cigarillos, including combustible fuel elements or heat sources and Heated smoking articles of aerosol-generating substrates (eg, cigarettes of the type disclosed in US-A-4,714,082) and smoking articles for use with electrical smoking systems (eg, as disclosed in US-A-5,692,525) types of cigarettes).

By appropriate choice of container dimensions, containers according to the invention may be designed to hold different total numbers of smoking articles, or to hold different arrangements of smoking articles. For example, a container according to the invention may be designed to hold a total of between ten and thirty smoking articles by appropriate choice of container dimensions. Preferably the smoking articles are arranged in the container such that they extend from the front wall to the rear wall of the box.

Containers according to the invention can hold one, two, three, four or five individual bundles of consumer products. The individual bundles may be arranged substantially parallel to the front and rear walls, or substantially perpendicular to the front and rear walls.

In a bundle, the smoking articles may be arranged in different arrangements depending on the number of smoking articles, the size of the smoking articles or the cross-sectional shape of the container. For example, the smoking articles may be arranged in bundles of five, six, seven, eight, nine or ten in single rows. Alternatively, the smoking articles may be arranged in two or more rows. Two or more rows may contain the same number of smoking articles. For example, smoking articles may be arranged in: two rows of five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten; three rows of five, six, seven, or eight , nine, or ten; or four rows, each line has four, five, six, or seven branches. Alternatively, the two or more rows may comprise at least two rows comprising different numbers of smoking articles from each other. For example, smoking articles may be arranged in: a row of five and a row of six (5-6); a row of six and a row of seven (6-7); a row of seven and a row of eight (7-8); a middle row There are five branches and the two outer rows each have six branches (6-5-6); the middle row has five branches and the outer two rows have seven branches each (7-5-7); the middle row has six branches and The outer two rows each have five branches (5-6-5); the middle row has six branches and the outer two rows each have seven branches (7-6-7); the middle row has seven branches and the outer two Each row has six branches (6-7-6); the middle row has nine branches and the outer two rows have eight branches each (8-9-8); or the middle row has six branches, and the outer row has five The branch and the outer row have seven branches (5-6-7).

Containers according to the invention may hold smoking articles of the same type or brand, or smoking articles of a different type or brand. In addition, filterless smoking articles and smoking articles with various filters can be accommodated, as well as smoking articles of different lengths (for example, between about 40mm and about 180mm), and different diameters (for example, between about 4mm and about 9mm). Tobacco products. Additionally, smoking articles can vary in flavor intensity, resistance to draw and total particulate matter delivery. Wherein the container includes more than one bundle, each bundle in the same container may hold the same or different types of smoking articles as listed above.

Preferably, the size of the container is adapted to the length of the smoking articles and the collation of the smoking articles. Typically, the outer dimensions of the container are between about 0.5 mm and about 5 mm larger than the dimensions of the bundle of smoking articles contained within the container.

Preferably, containers according to the present invention have a height of between about 5 mm and about 180 mm, more preferably between about 10 mm and about 20 mm, wherein measured from the top wall of the container to the bottom wall of the container Get the height.

Preferably, containers according to the present invention have a width of between about 12 mm and about 180 mm, more preferably between about 70 mm and about 125 mm, wherein from a first side wall of the container to a second side of the container A wall measurement yields the width.

Preferably, containers according to the present invention have a depth of between about 6 mm and about 180 mm, more preferably between about 80 mm and about 100 mm, wherein from the front wall of the container to the rear wall of the container (including the box hinge between body and lid) to obtain said depth.

Preferably, the ratio of container depth to container height is between about 0.3:1 and about 10:1, more preferably the ratio is between about 2:1 and about 8:1, most preferably the ratio is between About between 3:1 and 5:1.

Preferably, the ratio of container width to container depth is between about 1:1 and about 10:1, more preferably the ratio is between about 2:1 and about 8:1, most preferably the ratio is between Between about 3:1 and about 5:1.

Manufacturer or brand logos, trademarks, slogans and other consumer information and indicia may be printed, embossed, debossed and otherwise decorated on the outer surface of containers according to the present invention. Alternatively or additionally, the outer surface of the container according to the invention may be at least partially covered by painting, metallizing, or covered with holograms, luminescent materials or any other means that can change the feel, smell or appearance of the container. Material.

Where the inner shell of a container according to the invention comprises one or more bundles of smoking articles, the smoking articles are preferably wrapped in an inner liner, eg of metal foil or metallised paper.

Where the container includes smoking articles, the container may also include a waste compartment (for example, for ash or cigarette butts) or other consumer goods such as matches, lighters, extinguishing devices, breath fresheners or electronic equipment. The other consumer product may be attached to the outside of the container, contained in the container with the smoking articles and located in a separate compartment of the container, or a combination thereof.

Once filled, containers according to the present invention may utilize transparent polymer films (such as high or low density polyethylene, polypropylene, oriented polypropylene, polyvinylidene chloride, cellulose films, or combinations thereof) to The usual way is shrink wrapped or otherwise wrapped. When a container according to the invention is wrapped, the overwrap may comprise a tear strip.

The invention furthermore relates to a method of at least partially lifting consumer goods from a container, the method comprising providing a container according to the invention, the method further comprising the steps of: providing a lifting panel, lifting a rear wall panel, lifting a bottom panel and a rear stack panel, the raised rear wall panel is suspended from the inner cover panel, the raised bottom panel is suspended from the raised rear wall panel, and the stacked panel is suspended from the raised bottom panel and connected to the raised panel, the method further comprises the following steps: raising the lid of the container such that The lift panel is lifted by at least partial rotation of the rear stack panel. The at least partial rotation of the rear stack panel may be a combination of rotational and translational motion.

Therefore, according to one aspect of the present invention, a kind of container is provided, it comprises:

a cup-shaped box body and a cover connected to the cup-shaped box body,

In addition: a box side wall and an adjacent box front wall, wherein the attachment tab is suspended from the box side wall of the container, the attachment tab is attached to the box front wall of the container,

Further comprising: a first tongue covering panel suspended from the front wall of the box, the first tongue covering panel at least partially covering the attachment tongue of the box, the container further comprising an inner covering panel , the inner cover panel is suspended from the second tongue cover panel,

the inner cover panel covers an inner side portion of the wall of the container, the inner cover panel at least partially covers the inner side of the top wall of the lid, and

the container further comprises a lifting panel capable of at least partially lifting the consumer product inside the container when the container is opened,

The container further comprises a raised rear wall panel, a raised bottom panel and a rear stack panel, wherein the raised rear wall panel is suspended from the inner cover panel, the raised bottom panel is suspended from the raised rear wall panel, and the rear stacked panel is suspended from the raised bottom panel and connected Lift the panel.

Optionally, the first tab cover panel is positioned adjacent to the box front wall and faces the inside of the container, and the attachment tab is completely covered by the first tab cover panel.

Optionally, the rear wall of the container includes a hinge line connecting the box body and lid, and the front wall of the box body or lid includes a snap-fold flap defined by a cutout and a fold line, the snap-fold A tab protrudes from the front wall so as to engage with a closing cutout of the lid or the other front wall of the box.

Optionally, the snap-fold is part of one of the tongue-covering panels and the closing cutout is provided in the other tongue-covering panel.

Optionally, a scarf cutout is provided in the lid front wall to provide a scarf portion for opening the container.

Optionally, the container includes smoking articles.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a blank for a container is also provided, comprising:

Box side wall panels;

a box front wall panel; and

Attachment tabs suspended from box side wall panels,

Also includes:

a first tongue cover panel depending from the box front wall panel adapted to be folded to cover said attachment tongue in the container,

characterized in that the blank additionally comprises an inner cover panel suspended from the second tongue cover panel,

The blank further comprises a lift panel, a lift back wall panel, a lift bottom panel and a rear stack panel, the lift back wall panel is suspended from the inner cover panel, the lift bottom panel is suspended from the lift back wall panel, and the back stack panel is suspended from the lift bottom panel And connect the lifting panel.

Optionally, the first tongue covering panel has substantially the same shape as the box front wall panel.

Optionally, the blank includes:

Box bottom wall panel;

A box body left side wall panel, a box body right side wall panel and a box body front wall panel, each of which is suspended from the box body bottom wall panel;

cover top wall panels;

a cover left side wall panel, a cover right side wall panel and a cover front wall panel each depending from the cover top wall panel; and

The rear wall panel of the box body is suspended from the top wall panel of the cover through hinge lines, and is hung from the bottom wall panel of the box body.

Optionally, the tongue covering panel is suspended from:

a box left side wall panel, a box right side wall panel, a box front wall panel, and a lid front wall panel; and

Additional cladding panels are hung from:

Cover the left side wall panel and cover the right side wall panel.

Optionally, the attachment tabs are provided on the sides of the box rear wall panel, the box side wall panels and the lid side wall panels.

According to the present invention there is also provided a method for at least partially lifting a consumer product from a container, the method comprising:

A container as described above is provided, the method further comprising the steps of:

A lift panel, a lift back wall panel, a lift bottom panel and a back stack panel are provided, wherein the lift back wall panel is suspended from the interior cover panel, the lift bottom panel is suspended from the lift back wall panel, and the back stack panel is suspended from the lift bottom panel and connected lift panel,

The method further comprises the step of: lifting the lid of the container such that the lifting panel is lifted by at least partial rotation of the rear stacking panel.

Description of drawings

The drawings form a part of this specification to explain the principles of the invention. The drawings show how the invention can be made and used. Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container according to the invention in a closed position;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a container according to the invention in an open position;

Figure 3 is a view of a blank according to the invention;

Figure 4 is a view of a blank with lifting features for a container according to the invention;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of a lift feature inside a closed container; and

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of a lifting feature inside an open container.

detailed description

A container 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cup-shaped box body 2 and a lid 3 . The box body 2 comprises a box body bottom wall 4, and further comprises a box body left side wall 5, a box body right side wall 6, a box body front wall 7 and a box body rear wall 8, which are all perpendicular to the box body The bottom wall 4 is provided.

The lid comprises a lid top wall 9 and furthermore a lid left side wall 10 , a lid right side wall 11 and a lid front wall 12 , which are all arranged perpendicularly to the lid top wall 9 .

The cover top wall 9 is hingedly connected to the box body rear wall 8 along the top edge of the box body rear wall 8 .

The individual walls of the container are connected to each other by attachment tabs 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (see Figure 3) which connect each adjacent side, front and rear wall to each other.

The attachment tabs 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 are not visible in the container, which gives the container a high quality appearance.

An embodiment of a blank according to the invention is shown in FIG. 3 .

The blank comprises a box bottom wall panel 19 which forms the box bottom wall 4 of the container 1 . The left side wall panel 20 of the box body, the right side wall panel 21 of the box body and the front wall panel 22 of the box body are suspended from the bottom wall panel 19 of the box body via folding lines. A fold line may define a line for folding without modification of the blank, or a line of lesser blank thickness, such as a crease or score line, which facilitates folding of the blank along the fold line.

In addition, the blank includes a cover top wall panel 23, a cover left side wall panel 24, a cover right side wall panel 25 and a cover front side wall panel 27 suspended from the cover top wall panel, and a box body rear wall panel 26 suspended from the cover top wall panel. Box body bottom wall panel 19 and box body top wall panel 23 .

In order to be able to cover the attachment tongues 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, tongue cover panels 28, 29, 30, 33 are provided, which are suspended via fold lines from the box left side wall panel 20, box right side Wall panel 21 , box body front wall panel 22 and cover front wall panel 27 .

Furthermore, the cover panels 31 , 32 are hung from the lid left side wall panel 24 and the lid right side wall panel 25 via fold lines to cover the insides of the lid left side wall panel 24 and the lid right side wall panel 25 .

Another inner cover panel 34 is suspended from the tongue cover panel 33 of the cover front wall panel 27 .

In the container 1 , the box left side wall panel 20 and the corresponding tongue cover panel 28 form the box left side wall 5 . The box right side wall panel 21 and the corresponding tongue cover panel 29 form the box right side wall 6 . The box front side wall panels 22 and corresponding tongue cover panels 30 form the box front wall 7 .

The lid left side wall panel 24 and the corresponding cover panel 31 form the lid left side wall 10 . The lid right side wall panel 25 and the corresponding cover panel 32 form the lid right side wall 11 . The lid front wall panel 27 and the corresponding tongue covering panel 33 form the lid front wall 12 .

The cover top wall panel 23 and the inner cover panel 34 form the top wall 9 of the cover 3 .

Inside a container 1 with a closed lid 3, the lid left and right side walls 10, 11 and the lid front wall 12 are arranged adjacent to and parallel to the box body left and right side walls 5, 6 and The box front side wall 7 and on the outside of the container 1 are as shown in FIG. 1 .

Furthermore the blank comprises a closing mechanism adapted to keep the container 1 in the closed position while allowing easy opening of the container. The snap fold tab 35 is provided on the box front wall panel 22 by providing a cutout 36 in the tongue cover panel 30 suspended from the box front wall panel 22 . The snap fold tab 35 is a blank portion that is suspended from the box front wall panel 22 by a fold line 37 . The cutout 36 has a certain width, forming a gap between the buckle folded piece 35 and the remaining tongue cover panel 30 , so that the buckle folded piece 35 does not engage with the tongue cover panel 30 .

A closing cutout 38 is provided in the tongue cover panel 33 depending from the top front wall panel 27 and at a distance from the top front wall panel 27 .

In the container 1 , the snap-fit flap 35 can engage the edge of the closing cutout 38 and thus hold the container 1 in the closed state. During closing of the container, the snap flap 35 first comes into contact with the tongue covering panel 33 and makes an audible click as it moves into the closing notch 38 .

Nesting cutouts 39 are provided in the lid front wall panel 27 and the flap cover panel 33 in a symmetrical manner along the fold line between these panels so that it provides an inset portion in the container 1 for opening. container1.

The box rear wall panel 26 is suspended from the lid top wall panel 23 via hinge lines 40 to provide a hinge for opening the lid 3 relative to the box 2 .

In one embodiment of the invention the blank according to FIG. 3 is used to manufacture the container according to FIGS. 1 and 2 .

In a first step, the outline of the blank is cut out of the sheet material. The sheet material is coated cardboard, but plastic materials can also be used. The sheet material is preferably coated and printed on at least one side.

The attachment tabs 13 and 14 are then connected to the inner side of the box front wall panel 22 . Attachment tabs 15 and 16 are attached to the box body left side wall panel 20 and right side wall panel 21 respectively. This attachment is achieved in particular by gluing, however any other attachment technique known in the art may be used. The tab cover panels 28 and 29 are folded over the insides of the respective box wall panels 20, 21 and 22, so that the attachment tabs 13, 14, 15 and 16 are respectively provided on the box wall panels 20, 21, 22 and tongue Sheets cover between the panels 28 , 29 and 30 .

The attachment tabs 17 and 18 are then attached to the inner side of the cover front wall panel 27 . A tab cover panel 33 is attached to the inside of the attachment tabs 17 , 18 and the cover front wall panel 27 . In this position, the inner cover panel 34 is adjacent to the inner side of the lid top wall panel 23 so that it covers the lid top wall panel 23 . Finally the cover panels 31 , 32 are attached to the cover left and right side wall panels 24 , 25 to cover the inner sides of the cover left and right side walls 24 , 25 .

The snap-fold flap 35 is folded onto the outside of the box front wall 7 of the container 1 (as shown in FIG. 2 ), so that the edge of the cutout 38 of the lid 3 can engage the snap-fold flap 35 .

With a blank printed on only one side, it is thus possible to provide a container 1 in which most of the inner walls of the container are covered by the printed sides of the tongue cover panels, cover panels or inner cover panels. Furthermore, all attachment tabs 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 are covered so that a high quality container appearance is obtained.

It should be noted that in further embodiments the attachment tabs may also be connected to the outside of the adjacent wall panel. In this case, the tongue covering panel is also folded over on the outside of the wall panel so that the attachment tongue is covered.

Furthermore, an inner cover panel for the box can be provided such that the box bottom wall is also covered by an inner cover panel.

The inner cover panel can also be arranged on any tongue cover panel or cover panel.

The container may furthermore comprise lifting means which lift the smoking article when the container is opened. For example the lifting means can be formed by two cover panels (not shown) which are suspended from the rear edge of the inner cover panel 34 and which cover the inner side of the box rear wall 8 and the inner side of the box bottom wall 4 . Alternatively, part of the inner liner of the smoking article may be attached to the inside of the top wall of the lid to lift the smoking article along the rear wall once the lid is opened beyond 90 degrees.

Figure 4 shows a blank according to another embodiment of the invention having additional lifting features. The lift feature includes a lift panel 46, a lift back wall panel 42, a lift bottom panel 44 and a rear stack panel 45, wherein the lift back wall panel 42 is suspended from the inner cover panel 34 and the lift bottom panel 44 is suspended from the lift back wall The panel 42 and the rear stack panel 45 are suspended from the lifting bottom panel 44 and connected to the lifting panel 46 . On the end of the lift panel is a lift flap 48 which is preferably glued to the inside of the box bottom panel 19 . In the assembled container 1 , the inner cover panel 34 bears against the inner side of the lid top wall 9 . The lifted rear wall panel 42 is folded down about 90 degrees into the box body 2 and leans against the box body rear wall 8 . The raised bottom panel 44 is folded approximately 90 degrees against the box bottom wall 4 . The rear stack panel 45 is folded back about 180 degrees towards the box rear wall 8 so that it forms a z-fold between the raised bottom wall 44 and the raised panel 46 . Such a panel arrangement is shown in FIG. 5 in the open position of the container 1 .

The inner cover panel 34 is about 5% to about 15% shorter than the lid top wall 9 . This has the effect that when the container 1 is rotated about the hinge line 40 in the direction shown by the arrow 50, the lifted rear wall panel 42 is pulled upwards in the direction of the arrow 52 to occupy the inner cover panel 34 and roof The missing length between the walls 9. Lifting the bottom panel 44 pulls on the rear stack panel 45 causing the rear stack panel 45 to rotate. Rotation of the rear stacking panel 45 increases the distance between the box bottom wall 4 and the lifting panel 46 such that consumer goods above the lifting panel 46 are at least partially lifted in the direction indicated by arrow 54 . When the container 1 is closed, the panels return to their original positions.

Claims (12)

1. A container (1) comprising: A cup-shaped box body (2) and a cover (3) connected with the cup-shaped box body (2), In addition: the box side walls (5, 6) and the adjacent box front wall (7), wherein the attachment tabs (13, 14) are suspended from the box side walls (5, 6) of the container (1) ), the attachment tabs (13, 14) are attached to the box front wall (7) of the container (1), In addition, it includes: a first tongue covering panel (30), the first tongue covering panel is suspended from the box body front wall (7), and the first tongue covering panel (30) at least partially covers the box body (2) On the attachment tabs (13, 14) of the container, the container furthermore comprises an inner cover panel (34), which is suspended from the second tongue cover panel (33), The inner cover panel (34) covers the inner side part of the wall of the container (1), the inner cover panel (34) at least partially covers the inner side of the top wall (23) of the lid (3), and The container further comprises a lifting panel (46) capable of at least partially lifting the consumer product inside the container when the container (1) is opened, The container further comprises a raised rear wall panel (42), a raised bottom panel (44) and a rear stacked panel (45), wherein the raised rear wall panel (42) is suspended from the inner cover panel (34), the raised bottom panel (44) Suspended from the raised rear wall panel (42) and rear stacked panel (45) suspended from the raised bottom panel (44) and connected to the raised panel (46). 2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that a first tongue covering panel (30) is arranged adjacent to the box front wall (7) and faces the inside of the container (1 ), and the tongue ( 13, 14) are completely covered by the first tongue covering panel (30). 3. The container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the rear wall (8) of the container (1) comprises a hinge line (40) connecting the box body (2) and the lid (3), And the front wall (7, 12) of the box body (2) or cover (3) comprises a snap-fit fold (35), which is defined by a cutout (36) and a fold line (37), which snap-folds A tab (35) protrudes from the front wall (7, 12) to engage with a closing cutout (38) of the lid (3) or the other front wall (7, 12) of the box (2). 4. Container according to claim 3, characterized in that the snap-fit flap (35) is part of one of the tongue-covering panels (30) and the closing cutout (38) is provided in the other tongue-covering panel (33) )middle. 5. Container according to claim 3, characterized in that a scarf cutout (39) is provided in the lid front wall (12) to provide a scarf portion for opening the container (1). 6. A container as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the container (1) comprises a smoking article. 7. A blank for a container (1) comprising: Box side wall panels (20, 21); box front wall panel (22); and Attachment tabs (13, 14) suspended from box side wall panels (20, 21), Also includes: a first tongue cover panel (30) depending from the box front wall panel (20, 21), adapted to be folded to cover said attachment tongue (13, 14) in the container, It is characterized in that the blank additionally comprises an inner cover panel (34) suspended from a second tongue cover panel (33), The blank further comprises a raised panel (46), a raised back wall panel (42), a raised bottom panel (44) and a rear stack panel (45), the raised back wall panel (42) being suspended from the inner cover panel (34), the raised The bottom panel (44) is suspended from the raised rear wall panel (42), and the rear stack panel (45) is suspended from the raised bottom panel (44) and connected to the raised panel (46). 8. Blank according to claim 7, characterized in that the first tongue covering panel (30) has substantially the same shape as the box front wall panel (22). 9. The blank of claim 7 comprising: Box body bottom wall panel (19); Box body left side wall panel (20), box body right side wall panel (21) and box body front wall panel (22), they each hang on box body bottom wall panel (19); cover top wall panel (23); a lid left side wall panel (24), a lid right side wall panel (25) and a lid front wall panel (27), each of which is suspended from a lid top wall panel (23); and The box body rear wall panel (26), which is suspended from the cover top wall panel (23) by the hinge line (40), and is hung from the box body bottom wall panel (19). 10. The blank of claim 9, wherein: The first tongue cover panel (30) is suspended from the box body front wall panel (22), the second tongue cover panel (33) is suspended from the cover front wall panel (27), and the third tongue cover panel (28) is suspended from the box body front wall panel (22). the box body left side wall panel (20), and the fourth tongue covering panel (29) is suspended from the box body right side wall panel (21); and Additional cover panels (31, 32) are suspended from: Cover the left side wall panel (24) and cover the right side wall panel (25). 11. The blank according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the attachment tongues (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are arranged on the box rear wall panel (26), box side wall panel (20, 21) and on the sides of the cover side wall panels (24, 25). 12. A method for at least partially lifting a consumer product from a container, the method comprising: There is provided a container according to claim 1, The method further comprises the following steps: Lifting the lid (3) of the container (1) such that the lifting panel (46) is lifted by at least partial rotation of the rear stacking panel (45).